Combination shoe stool, foot measure, register, and mirror



Jan. 8, 1929. 1,697,900 R. E. BEARD COMBINATION sHoE STOOL, FOOTMEASURE, REGISTER AND MIRROR Filed June 1, 1927 3Sheets-Sheet '1 I N VENTOR l wagozi 22 m? xiv-ATTORNEYS,

Jan. '8, 1929. 1,697,900

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Jan. 8, 1929.

R. E. BEARD COMBINATION SHOE STOOL, FOOT MEASURE REGISTER AND MIRRORFiled June 1, 1927 5 Sheets-Shedt III- *3 9, INVENTOR.

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Patented Jan. 8, l ligi RALPH n. BEAR-1), on consrcnnn, TEXAS.

Application filed June 1,

This invention relates to an apparatus used in a boot or shoe store forquickly and 6-6, Figure and efficiently fitting a customers foot withthe proper size boot or shoe. V

The object of the invention is the production of a combination apparatusembodying a shoe stool, a foot measure, register and mirror. 7

Another object of the invention is the provision of simple and. ethcientmeans for accurately obtaining the size and last of a customers foot,for properly fitting the acustomerwith a'boot, shoe or slipper or thelike.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention. comprisescertain novel Figure4is a sectional view of the apparat-us taken on line4--4, Figure 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

igure 5 is a bottom plan view of the hinged support or plate. Figure 6is a sectional .view taken on lin looking'in the direction of thearrows, 1 V

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken'on line 7-7, Figure 1, and looking inthe direction of the arrows. I i

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the last or width deteri'niningdevice.

Figure 9 is'a perspective view of the size or, length determining orfinding devicej Figure 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken online1010, Figure 1.

' Referring to the'drawings by numerals, 1 i designates the body of theapparatus, upon which is formed the seat 2. The body or cabinet is.supported upon rollers 3, At one side of the body. is a vertical hingedstrip 4, to which is hingedly secured a mirror devices.

1927. Serial No. 195,856.

.5. This mirror 5'is supportedon rod :6 (Fig. 4), which rod is fastenedtoplateI7 on strip 4, so that the mirror can be tilted forward orbackward to enablethe customer to see the boot or shoe on his foot. Toaccomplish this function, the mirror 5 is swung out so as to besubstantially at right angles to the body 1, and then by tilting the topof the mirror slightly forward, a customer sitting facing theapparatuscan place his foot on the floor and look into the mirror andsee the boot or shoe on his foot. A bracket 8 is fastened to the mirror,upon which bracket may be temporarily hungor I supported the boot orshoes while the of the purchaser is in progress.

On the front of the body 1, I hingedly mount the support or plate 9. Itis. to be understood that I use. the term"plate in a broad sense todesignate the element carrying the last and size determining orlfinding;

central depressed portion 10 and with lowerflanges 11. The last findingor determining device 12 comprises a shoe 13 that slides in slot 14 ofthe auxiliary plate 15 mounted in a spaced position on the bottomof thedepressedportion 10 of plate 9. The shoe 13 is provided at its upperedge with a horizontal flange 16 bridging slot 14, and is also providedwith lower flanges 17 (Fig; 8) that bear against the bottom face ofauxiliary plate 15; The shoe 13 is integral with flange i guides 18, inwhich guides 18 is slidably mounted the bottom 19 of thefoot engagingupright 20. This upright 20 carries a punch 21, which has a coil spring22' mounted thereon between nut 23 and the upperhorizontal portion 24,so that when the punch is not in use, it will be held from engagementwith I the record ticket that passes underythe punch, as hereinafterexplained. The outer flange guide 18 is provided with a plurality ofvertical apertures This plate 91isprovided with a J fitting 25, throughwhich the lower end of j, the v punch passes; these apertures 25. alsoregister with apertures 25 (Fig. 5) formed. in the auxiliary plate 15.It -will, thereforefbe seen that the last determining device,-forsecuring the width of the shoe, required by the purchaser,can he slidalong the slot 14 over the. auxiliary plate 15 to secure the best tweenthe guides18 and as an additional means sliding upright 20 can beadjusted transversely of the plate 9, to bring it against one side ofthe purchasers foot, whereupon thepunch 21 can be forced downward, bythe salemans finger, andthe record ticket, be-

portion 24, will be punched or perforated, onthe printed line or spacedesignating the last or Width of the boot or shoe required by thepurchaser. The outer end of the flange guide 18 is a tongue 26 thatslides under the main plate orgportion 10 (Fig. this tongue 26 acts forholding the last determining device in position upon the apparatus. Itwill, therefore, be seen that I have provided a'last determining orfinding device including a base comprising a shoe with guiding means,and a punch carrying foot engaging means slidably mounted upon theguiding means.

r 35 of the depressed portion device in position upon 'be operated bythe saleman to record on The-size or length determining or findingdevice is slidably mounted upon the central depressed portion andcomprises a plate 27, an upper plate 28, and an upright 29. A blockspaces plates 27 and 28 apart, and by means or rivets 31 extendingthrough said plates and block 30, the parts are held together. A punch21 is mounted on the upright 29 similar to punch 21. The lower end ofpunch: 21 vworks 1n asocket 32 formed in flange 33. This punch 21 passesthrough upper plate 28, record ticket 34 and into socket 32 when thesalesman presses on said puncl for recording the size or length of theboot or shoe required by the customer. The flange 33 works in slot 10 ofplate 9. retains the size determining the depressed portion 10 of platev9. It is to be understood that the purchaser places his foot ondepressed portion 10 with the heel against This flange 33 flange 1-1 ofsaid portion, and the size de-' termining device is brought in contactwith the big toe, whereupon the punch 21 can the size required.

formed in a roll 36 record ticket the exact The'record ticket is (Fig.3), carried on shaft 37. This shaft 37 is mounted on U-shaped bracket38. The record ticket is threaded up between depressed portion 10 andauxiliary plate '15, thence under portion 24 of the last determiningdevice and plate 28of the size determining device, so that the punches21 and 21 willfoperate on the record sheet or ticket;

This roll 36 is printed, forming a series of This record ticket isspecifically described in my copending ap record tickets 34.

plication. A new record ticket" is used for each purchaser; assoon asone purchasers foot has been measured, the roll is operated for feedingthe completed record ticket unupon pressing base 7 der theknife deviceat the upper end of the central depressed portion 10; this knife devicecom arises a rod 39 on. which is mounted a substantially U-shaped frame40 that acts as a knife, whereby the operator can tear off a singleticket 34, as shown in Figure 1. A grip 41 has a coil spring 42thereunder 1) so that normally frame 40 is pressing upon the recordticket, but down upon grip 41, the record ticket can be drawn freelyunder the knife device. 1

A record book 43 is held in place upon the apparatus by means of thebook holding device 44. This book holding device comprises plate 45 thathas at one end a depending leg 46 and at its other end a depending lip47 The leg 46 extends into the body, as shown in Figure 2, and a nail 48holds the plate 45 in position. The lip 46 exten downward upon the bodyand slidably mounted on plate 45 contiguous to lip 47 is a sliding catch49. This catch 49 has pin 50, and a coil spring 51 is mounted at one endon pin 50, and its OtllQI end is mounted on the inwardly extendingportion of lip 47, whereby the catch 49 is normally held over the outerend of latch 52, Theouter end of latch 52 is loosely mounted on stud 53,and

the inner end of latch 52 extends through opening 54 of catch 49; Thebook 43 (Fig.

1) is clamped and held under latch 52, but

on catch '49, it can be r mit the removal or placement of the book 43upon the apparatus.

A foldable plate 55 is mounted upon plate 9; by foldable, I meanthat'this plate can be swung outwardly as shownin dotted lines,

Figure 1, to allow inspection of a, card,

carrying instructions, face of the plate.

A flanged plate. 56 is heldiflat on the top of the body 1, and in thesame is usually placed a card for. the salesmans use.

By means ofa chain 57, an ordinary shoe hook may be attached to theapparatus, and by means of chain 58, a shoe horn 59 is positionedconveniently on the apparatus for use by'the salesman,

If it is desired, a size chart may be formed on the hinged plate 55, aprinted s ieet there-on or forming the chart directly on the metal inany suitable inanner. The book 43 is preferably made of tissue paper andusedfor a record of'sales'with the sale tally card in the flangedplate56.

Thebody or cabinet either by fastening V 1 is provided with that maybeon the a door 60 (Fig. 4), so that when the mirror 5 is in an openposition, will still present a closed appearance, reason of the door 60being exposed, andnot thehollow interiorof the body 1. This door thebody or cabinet by wi h a gives a finished appearance, when the mirrordoor or mirror 5 is open, usually for the purchaser to inspect his shoe.7 After the measurement has been made and shoe is being fitted on thecustomers foot, the foot usually rests on the plain surface of the plate9 to one side of the depression 10. Then the salesman presses on grip 42of the knife device, releasing this knife device or clamp, whereupon theother hand of the salesman can pull the ticket up to present anotherticket of roll 36, on depressed portion 10, ready for the-next sale. Thesale ticket is then made out on book 43. In case the salesman fails tomake a sale, he has a ticket with a measurement on it, for which he mustgive an explanation of why the sale was not made, etc.

In the foregoing specification, I have used the word mirror in a broadsense to designate the mirror and its frame; the mirror 5 being hingedlymoun ed s forwardly or backwardly on a horizontal center represented byrod 6.

' The plate 9, mounted on hinges 61, may be lifted outwardly at itsupper end for allowing the roll-like record tickets to be threaded upthrough the depressed portion 10 and under the punch devices of the lastand size determining devices.

while I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention andillustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor:changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to whichthis invention relates during the extensive manufacture of the same, andI, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes asshall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: 1. In an apparatus of the class described, thecombination with a body, of a plate provided with a slot on said body, alast determining device comprising a shoe in said slot,said shoeprovided with means bridging the slot and engaging the plate, flangedguides extending from said sh e, a foot con tacting device slidablymounted in said flanged guides, and a punch mounted on said footcontacting device.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a body,of a plate provided with a slot carried by said body, a record ticketadapted to pass ov r said plate, a determining device provided with ashoe slidably'mounted in said slot, said shoe provided with up ier andlower flanges engaging said plate, flanged guides extending fromopposite sioes of said shoe, one of said guides provided with verticalapertures and projectin tongue, a footcontacting device provided with anupright and with a bottom, said bottom slidably mounted in said flangedguides, and a spring pressed punch on said upright and adapted to entersaid vertical apertures when. operating upon said record ticket.

i 3. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination with a body, of a plate proder said depressed portion ofthe first-men tioned plate, uring device.

l. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a body,of a plate carried by said body, an auxiliary plate on saidfirst-mentioned plate, a last determining device slidably mounted onsaid auxiliary plate, and a length determinin device slidahiy mounted onthe first'mentioned plate and having a portion extending over part ofthe first-mentioned plate.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a body,of a hinged plate on one end of said body, a record ticket, said platebeing slotted for receiving said record ticket, sliding and adjustablemeasuring devices on said plate and having ortions spaced for receivingsaid record ticket and a punch on said foot measthereunder, saidmeasuring devices provided with punches, and said record ticket threadedthrough the slotted portion of the plate and under portions of themeasuring devices in position to be operated upon by said punches.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a body,of a hinged plate on one end of said body, a record ticket roll undersaid hinged plate and provided with a portion threaded up through saidplate and over a part of the top of said plate, measuring means carriedby said plate and adapted to operate upon said ticket in a plurality ofplaces, and said plate provided with clamping and cutting means forfacilitating the severing of each individual ticket after a record hasbeen established thereon. I

7. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a bodyprovided witha movable plate, a record ticket above said plate, lastdetermining device slidably mounted upon said plate, said lastdetermining device provided with a shoe engaging the plate, flangedguides extending in opposite directions from said shoe, a footengagingdevice slidably mounted upon said.

guides, said record ticket positioned under lower end through one of"said fianged guides, whereby a hole maybe punched in send recordticketv S. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination witha body, of a plate provided with a slot mounted on said body, a footmeasuring device on said plate, said i 5 foot measuring devicecomprising a base plate provided at oneendavith an upstandlng flange,sald flange in said slot, blocks on said base plate,

an upper plate fastened on said bloc-ks, said. upper plate provided withan upright, said flange provided With a 10 socket, and a spring pressedpunch on said upright and adapted to enter said socket.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

RALPH BEARD.

